Month: August 2012

Wolverine!! – Red Dawn remake

I just watched the trailer for Red Dawn (a remake). I’m torn. First off, how could they make a remake. Second, why would you do such a thing? I can see a sequel, but a remake. So what is even more scary than the review I read, is that I can tell you that I plan on going to see this …

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GUID Generator

I had the need to generate a few GUID’s for a project recently. Because I typically use Visual Studio I had GuidGen available. It is a feature in Visual Studio from (TOOLS > Creat GUID) Because I often have the urge to simplify things, I quickly put together a Guid generator site. This page will generate any number of GUID’s for …

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Invisible Bike helmet

I was reading a blog I follow and I came across this great article about the invisible helmet.  As an avid bike rider I had to check this out.   After watching the video and reading the article I was still intrigued.  The Invisible Bicycle Helmet | Fredrik Gertten from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo. You can read the article here. http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/the-future-is-herethe-invisible-bicycle-helmet-176039 …

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New Theme–Responsive Design–Part 2

I launched a new theme on the site 2 weeks ago.  I Mentioned at the time a new technology.  I have switched to a responsive design theme.   If you are not familiar with responsive design it is: (wiki pedia) Responsive Web Design (RWD) essentially indicates that a web site is crafted to use Cascading Style Sheets 3 media queries, an extension …

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Music–Suits TV Show

I’m a fan of the TV show Suits USA Network. SUITS.  It has a great concept of a lawyer show.  It is not like the Ally McBeal show of the past.    It has drama, some acting, and a little suspense.    One interesting part that I have found interesting is the music in the show.  I’ve found a few spotify playlists for …

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New Theme

I’ve been pushing to get a lot done outside of work lately.  Some deadlines on applications and other technologies.   In doing so, I decided it was time to re-do the theme on my blog.  I’ll push out more details regarding the theme once it’s done.  I figured the only way to make sure that I completed this project was to just …

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How to crack a combination bike lock

I commute to work frequently on my Raleigh i8.  A while back someone asked me what kind of lock do I use.  I did not have a response, I had not been using one.  Last year when I started commuting I would ride to offsite meetings and other events and park my old mountain bike anywhere.  I did not have a …

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Cheaper bandwidth–(not the last mile)

I was reading an article on gigaom regarding how bandwidth is getting cheaper. http://gigaom.com/2012/08/02/guess-what-bandwidth-is-getting-cheaper/ The article was not about our home or business bandwidth but rather IP transit costs.  The cost to move data from one location to another (overseas).   The reference the value from a business perspective, if that business buys a lot of bandwidth.   Companies like netflix, google, etc… …

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